Its simple overhead valve design and cast-iron construction made this platform damn near the perfect workhorse engine, with 200,000+ miles being a standard affair. The BMW M30 remains the German ...

BMW's M30 "Big Six" went into plenty of 5-, 6-, and ... the more fragile Honda B and D engines). Sadly, Cash For Clunkers no doubt sent many thousands of M20s to BMW Engine Heaven.

M designates a line of engines that BMW offered in its cars from the mid-1970s until 2005, the first of which were units like the M88, M20, and M30, and it marks the closing of an important ...

First released in 1968, BMW’s M30 inline-6 was so well designed that the manufacturer used the engine for almost three decades. The M30 proved to be a durable and reliable engine, capable of ...

Trivia: BMW dealer and coachbuilder Firma Euler GmbH ... and was offered in two wheelbase versions. The M30 engine was carried over for the lower-spec models, though a 3.0-liter and a 4.0-liter ...

4 – M30 B32, 3210 cc, straight-six ... 3 – M47, 1951cc, Diesel straight-four, 136 BHP (E46) With this engine, BMW has shown that a Diesel can be fun. In fact, the 320d powered by this 134 ...